Legislative Developments

By: Roy L. Kaufmann

As a result of the government shutdown, some Democrats in Congress have introduced FECRA legislation similar to the SCRA to help protect federal workers.The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act is a revision to a federal law dating back to World …

By: Roy L. Kaufmann

The Washington state House of Representatives recently passed provisions that broaden the protections of the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA).
House Bill 1056, which passed unanimously, has a similar version, Senate Bill 5041, for the Senate’s …

By: Roy L. Kaufmann

The Department of Justice is gearing up to crack down on violators of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and to enforce SCRA requirements. This includes moneylenders, banks, financial institutions, servicers, landlords/housing corporations, storage facility operators and more.
The SCRA was …

By: Roy L. Kaufmann

If you’re a moneylender, recent regulation changes to the Military Lending Act issued by the DoD could greatly affect your business.
Banks and other lending institutions likely know about the SCRA regulations the Department of Defense set up in 2006 …

By: Roy L. Kaufmann

Florida Family Law Cases
Specific Form For Affidavit Of Military ServiceFlorida uses a special affidavit for Family Law cases. The form is available in the drop-down box on the page where you order affidavits.When should I select …

By: Roy L. Kaufmann

The original Servicemembers Civil Relief Act provided for protection of Servicemembers against foreclosures for a period of 90 days after active duty. Since then, we have seen SCRA foreclosure protection extended to longer terms, but all the increases had sunsetted …

By: Roy L. Kaufmann

The most recent U.S. code revision calls for changes in how the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act is cited.
The House of Representatives Ofﬁce of the Law Revision Counsel eliminated the appendix to Title 50 of the U.S. Code on Dec. …

By: Roy L. Kaufmann

Over the past several years, the Department of Justice has been vigorously pursuing banks and other financial institutions that have violated the SCRA (the “Act”). Some of the provisions of settlement agreements have included burdens and standards that exceed those …

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